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Title: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Trini _2026 on May 10, 2006, 06:55:48 PM
REGGAEFAN HE SAY WE MUST BE CAREFUL AND don't lose heavily

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/interactivecenter.asp?page=forum2

.


AND Ah next poster say we getting some cricket scores. we eh winning ah game

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/interactivecenter.asp?page=forum2


Big mistake! Any type of humilation of T'dad


affects football development in CFU and CONCACAF. You may remember that Jamaica is a part of both organisations?

 

It is in Jamaca's and all true fans of Jamaica's football interest for all CONCACAF TEAMs and thatb includes the Trinidad and Tobago team to do well. Unfortunately my reading of T'dad's ability tells me it shall be 3 games played, 3 games battered!

 




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Post by: lickslikefire on May 10, 2006, 07:05:48 PM
no offense...but why you even on dat site for....yuh pulling a RF or what
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Post by: Trini _2026 on May 10, 2006, 07:12:28 PM
no offense...but why you even on dat site for....yuh pulling a RF or what

i was looking fuh the west indian unity we sing d west indian anthem you know
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: 1989 on May 10, 2006, 07:37:06 PM
Like I said.... to hell with this Windies unity farcical filth.  The 'west indies' only crying us down.... I didn't hear a single person cry down Jamaica when they went.  Why the hell are they trying to belittle us?!  They ALL rejoiced when we didn't make it in 1989 and now this in 2006?!!
Jack and Manning better rethink this foolishness about west indies anthem.  It is T&T that is going to the world cup and ONLY OUR people should be represented at EVERY preparation and world cup match.  Let others SUPPORT if they want to, but NOBODY should be allowed to represent BESIDE us.  Let them go to the world cup on their own.

I am fed up with those people fighting us down and then hearing a bunch of ignorant people on this forum talking about Caribbean unity and 'why allyuh being so anti Caribbean?' when we reject the waggonists that are trying to parasite our success.
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Post by: Feliziano on May 10, 2006, 07:40:52 PM
Caribbean unity my arse yes..steups
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Post by: Big Magician on May 10, 2006, 07:41:26 PM
good fuh all ah f#cking allyuh....when i say f#ck dem reggae britz....allyuh does say " big mag...doh move so nah"....have ah set ah british born c#nts bad talking we....HAUL DEY STINKING MUDDER C#NTS".....TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT

RED  BLACK  AND WHITE......
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: ndookie on May 10, 2006, 07:59:58 PM
them go never say anything nice about we , cause they know that we better than all ah dem ...
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Post by: Bourbon on May 10, 2006, 08:18:42 PM
Like I said.... to hell with this Windies unity farcical filth.  The 'west indies' only crying us down.... I didn't hear a single person cry down Jamaica when they went.  Why the hell are they trying to belittle us?!  They ALL rejoiced when we didn't make it in 1989 and now this in 2006?!!
Jack and Manning better rethink this foolishness about west indies anthem.  It is T&T that is going to the world cup and ONLY OUR people should be represented at EVERY preparation and world cup match.  Let others SUPPORT if they want to, but NOBODY should be allowed to represent BESIDE us.  Let them go to the world cup on their own.

I am fed up with those people fighting us down and then hearing a bunch of ignorant people on this forum talking about Caribbean unity and 'why allyuh being so anti Caribbean?' when we reject the waggonists that are trying to parasite our success.

Well said.
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Post by: Trini Madness on May 11, 2006, 06:31:20 AM
good fuh all ah f#cking allyuh....when i say f#ck dem reggae britz....allyuh does say " big mag...doh move so nah"....have ah set ah british born c#nts bad talking we....HAUL DEY STINKING MUDDER C#NTS".....TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT

RED  BLACK  AND WHITE......


 :cheers: :cheers:
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Post by: grskywalker on May 11, 2006, 07:28:51 AM
correct me if I am wrong but Jamacia getting on like they do something when they went to the World Cup
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Post by: Big Magician on May 11, 2006, 07:30:24 AM
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF################CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK    DEM
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Tongue on May 11, 2006, 08:07:14 AM
Doh know why we actin surprise on the "love" being shown to our WC success. Is real Trinbagonians that supported the Jamaicans in 98....unfortunately it eh really being returned....and how could we fuhget the "endless luv" the netball team getl....buh say wha we always have tuh endup doing it on we own....so yuh know wha HULL ALL AH DEM :cursing:  yes!! and wuss yet is dah kiss meh arse slogan dem people gih we... "'Here come the Soca Warriors – the fighting spirit of the Caribbean"' .... Caribbean my connie yes!  :cursing:....is Tnt 
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Post by: andre samuel on May 11, 2006, 08:12:56 AM
good fuh all ah f#cking allyuh....when i say f#ck dem reggae britz....allyuh does say " big mag...doh move so nah"....have ah set ah british born c#nts bad talking we....HAUL DEY STINKING MUDDER C#NTS".....TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT TNT

RED  BLACK  AND WHITE......

Well said, i normally ent like it when we cut down each other, but them jammys overdoing it!!
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Bourbon on May 11, 2006, 10:22:24 AM
Leh meh show allyuh a scene dat go realise when caribbean unity card does get drop. When some other nation need help/ support . Not when dey doin good or as dey might feel "dey reach". Dat idea of caribbean unity is one based in a utopia.....and eh applicable here. Me doh look for no love or favours from jamacia...or none of them caribbean islands cuz knowing them i doh expect it. Is when yuh expect something and doh get it yuh does get bitter. I for one eh really concerned.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Tenorsaw on May 11, 2006, 10:31:35 AM
Jealousy have dem fighting we down.  It start with de politics.  They ain't like how a geographically smaller isalnd, but with key resources, does call de shot in the British West Indies and Caribbean.  That does hurt dem; that they in ah recession for over 20 years, and now we buying out they businesses.  So, they does look for anything that could make them look like they have one on we.  Now we make the World Cup and they ain't have one up on we again. Let dem stay there.  We shouldn't give them no gas at a reduced price. 

   
I  am ah Soca  Warrior!!
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: doc on May 11, 2006, 10:45:35 AM
What's wrong with the West Indian anthem? :idea:
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: palos on May 11, 2006, 10:48:57 AM
What's wrong with the West Indian anthem? :idea:

Is fuh cricket...NOT for football.  When it have a West Indies football team, or a United Caribbean States politically...den and only den it go be appropriate.

It simply does not apply for football and DEFINITELY NOT for T&T going to the World Cup.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: doc on May 11, 2006, 10:51:41 AM
What's wrong with the West Indian anthem? :idea:

Is fuh cricket...NOT for football.  When it have a West Indies football team, or a United Caribbean States politically...den and only den it go be appropriate.

It simply does not apply for football and DEFINITELY NOT for T&T going to the World Cup.
hahahahaha .... me eh see that said anywhere - that its for us going to the WC. Did I miss that? ???
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: palos on May 11, 2006, 11:01:02 AM
What's wrong with the West Indian anthem? :idea:

Is fuh cricket...NOT for football.  When it have a West Indies football team, or a United Caribbean States politically...den and only den it go be appropriate.

It simply does not apply for football and DEFINITELY NOT for T&T going to the World Cup.
hahahahaha .... me eh see that said anywhere - that its for us going to the WC. Did I miss that? ???

No.  But it have no place at a T&T football match....or in T&T football period.  Guess u missed THAT part.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: doc on May 11, 2006, 11:09:05 AM
What's wrong with the West Indian anthem? :idea:

Is fuh cricket...NOT for football.  When it have a West Indies football team, or a United Caribbean States politically...den and only den it go be appropriate.

It simply does not apply for football and DEFINITELY NOT for T&T going to the World Cup.
hahahahaha .... me eh see that said anywhere - that its for us going to the WC. Did I miss that? ???

No.  But it have no place at a T&T football match....or in T&T football period.  Guess u missed THAT part.
I respectfully disagree with that notion.
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Post by: dcs on May 11, 2006, 01:44:00 PM

That anthem not particular to football.

You may also hear it at Independence Day celebrations.

The idea being we also belong to a larger body with institutions being put in place to benefit everyone.  So this is taking that concept and introducing it to the Caribbean people's psyche.  No surprise it being resisted.  I will also be surprised if JA ever do that at one of their games....but our PM is the one leading the push for the unity thing.

My feeling is that CSME is going to work out well.  They might be pushing it with this anthem but it will find its rightful place one way or the other.  I eh too sure 3 anthems at our games making much sense....especially when the football team is more a celebration of our identity as a country than anything else.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Reggaefan on May 11, 2006, 01:51:29 PM
REGGAEFAN HE SAY WE MUST BE CAREFUL AND don't lose heavily

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/interactivecenter.asp?page=forum2

.


AND Ah next poster say we getting some cricket scores. we eh winning ah game

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/interactivecenter.asp?page=forum2


Big mistake! Any type of humilation of T'dad


affects football development in CFU and CONCACAF. You may remember that Jamaica is a part of both organisations?

It is in Jamaca's and all true fans of Jamaica's football interest for all CONCACAF TEAMs and thatb includes the Trinidad and Tobago team to do well. Unfortunately my reading of T'dad's ability tells me it shall be 3 games played, 3 games battered!



I am not wishing bad for any of the 4 CONCACAF teams participating in this summer's world cup...In fact, I hope Mexico can shock the world and win the whole damn thing.

When you look at T&T's results in warm up games over the past couple of months, the results leaves alot to be disired. I wont even count the results in those two games vs Grenada.

Peru at home should have been nothing less than 3-0..especially due to the fact that that Peru team is comprised of second rate players from their domestic leagues....and yo uwere at pretty much full strnegth save for two players.

Now, this is only a warm up game, true..but alot needs to be done over the next couple weeks by the coaching staff to get the players in world cup mode.

If you cant convincingly beat a second rate Peru team at home less than a month before the finals, it looks very unlikely that you will turn it around to beat the likes of England Sweden and Paragauy in just over 3 weeks.

T&T vs Czech republic will give a clearer indication of the true picture.

Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Reggaefan on May 11, 2006, 01:57:12 PM
Like I said.... to hell with this Windies unity farcical filth.  The 'west indies' only crying us down.... I didn't hear a single person cry down Jamaica when they went.  Why the hell are they trying to belittle us?!  They ALL rejoiced when we didn't make it in 1989 and now this in 2006?!!
Jack and Manning better rethink this foolishness about west indies anthem.  It is T&T that is going to the world cup and ONLY OUR people should be represented at EVERY preparation and world cup match.  Let others SUPPORT if they want to, but NOBODY should be allowed to represent BESIDE us.  Let them go to the world cup on their own.

I am fed up with those people fighting us down and then hearing a bunch of ignorant people on this forum talking about Caribbean unity and 'why allyuh being so anti Caribbean?' when we reject the waggonists that are trying to parasite our success.

So as soon as someone say something that you dont want to hear, Caribbean unity is being jeopardized?
one of te regulars on this very message board suggested last night that T&T is in danger of not winning a game at the world cup...so what's wrong if a Jamaican or a Mexican or American make the same comment?

Anyway you look at it, T&T should have stamped their class on that second string Peruvian side, if at least to send a message to neighbors Paraguay.

Its not about hatred people, its about being objective.

I recall men on the RBZ site in 1998 predicting Jamaica getting 6-0 from argentine (it came to pass)...

3-0 vs Iceland, I gave alot of Props for that result...


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Post by: morvant on May 11, 2006, 02:03:42 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt
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Post by: Reggaefan on May 11, 2006, 02:13:41 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.

Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Reggaefan on May 11, 2006, 02:15:35 PM
Jealousy have dem fighting we down.  It start with de politics.  They ain't like how a geographically smaller isalnd, but with key resources, does call de shot in the British West Indies and Caribbean.  That does hurt dem; that they in ah recession for over 20 years, and now we buying out they businesses.  So, they does look for anything that could make them look like they have one on we.  Now we make the World Cup and they ain't have one up on we again. Let dem stay there.  We shouldn't give them no gas at a reduced price. 

   
I  am ah Soca  Warrior!!

Seems you have some serious mental issues....

Lets just stick to football please.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: morvant on May 11, 2006, 02:19:17 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.



hush yuh mudacondeensemilk  if yuh supporting support. yuh is not ah coach so keep yuh stupid predictions to yuhself.

CRICKET SCORES ???  or allyuh mean like what australia hit allyuh 6
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Reggaefan on May 11, 2006, 02:24:57 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.



hush yuh mudacondeensemilk  if yuh supporting support. yuh is not ah coach so keep yuh stupid predictions to yuhself.

CRICKET SCORES ???  or allyuh mean like what australia hit allyuh 6

OK man, calm down....world cup is only 3 weeks away,  idont have time to get into a cuss with you.

It wasnt me who predicted the cricket score....it was someone else....so dont crucify the wrong man.

Agaian, I'm looking forward to a good showing from CONCACAF, but something tells me that only Mexico will be advancing to the second round....I hope I'm wrong.

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Post by: Tenorsaw on May 11, 2006, 02:29:50 PM
Jealousy have dem fighting we down.  It start with de politics.  They ain't like how a geographically smaller isalnd, but with key resources, does call de shot in the British West Indies and Caribbean.  That does hurt dem; that they in ah recession for over 20 years, and now we buying out they businesses.  So, they does look for anything that could make them look like they have one on we.  Now we make the World Cup and they ain't have one up on we again. Let dem stay there.  We shouldn't give them no gas at a reduced price. 

   
I  am ah Soca  Warrior!!

Seems you have some serious mental issues....

Lets just stick to football please.



 The truth hurt.  Stop coming and peeping on this board.  Stay on yuh RBZ site with dem folks.
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Post by: Trini _2026 on May 11, 2006, 02:31:40 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.



hush yuh mudacondeensemilk  if yuh supporting support. yuh is not ah coach so keep yuh stupid predictions to yuhself.

CRICKET SCORES ???  or allyuh mean like what australia hit allyuh 6

OK man, calm down....world cup is only 3 weeks away,  idont have time to get into a cuss with you.

It wasnt me who predicted the cricket score....it was someone else....so dont crucify the wrong man.

Agaian, I'm looking forward to a good showing from CONCACAF, but something tells me that only Mexico will be advancing to the second round....I hope I'm wrong.



RF a poster on that site even boasted that if it was jamaica(the best rb side you all ever assembled) in that group they would have won and be more competitive.
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Post by: Pointman on May 11, 2006, 02:35:12 PM
Yo RF why Jamaica always jealous we so? What we do allyuh? we give allyuh enough cheap oil, or lend allyuh enough money? What's up with that? Allyuh go make meh stop routing for allyuh oui. >:(
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Post by: Trinimassive on May 11, 2006, 02:35:50 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.



RF now you know when some ah dem people watchin TnT play they watchin hoping to see...Ah Train Wreck.

If you know train passing at a certain time and might wreck....yuh doh want to put on the TV but yuh go put it on and watch. That isn't being supportive. But the train ent wreckin everytime the TV on though. I want us to make it to the 2nd round...and ah bet yuh Jamaicans ent jumping up in Kingston to celebrate with the Caribbean brothers.
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Post by: Pointman on May 11, 2006, 02:41:27 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.



We are emotional because we feel insulted by our so called Caribbean brothers, who in times of need, always come to us with their F*CKING hands out.

As for the opinions of RBZ, well they always seem to be negative towards us...their Caribbean brothers.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Pointman on May 11, 2006, 02:44:28 PM
go and play another one ah allyuh high profiled friendlies and leave the big boys alone nah

tnt

If its one thing I learn about you guys is that you all seem to get very emotional at times. all of T&T world cup qualifying and friendly games leading up to the world cup finals are being shown on the sport channel in Jamaica....and many jamaicans find the time to check out these games. as soon as a man is objective and make a "negative" comment, its like everyone here get hyper emotional.

Its almost as if you respect more the opinions of what RBZ supporters think about your chances than what the actual socawarriors supporters think.



hush yuh mudacondeensemilk  if yuh supporting support. yuh is not ah coach so keep yuh stupid predictions to yuhself.

CRICKET SCORES ???  or allyuh mean like what australia hit allyuh 6

OK man, calm down....world cup is only 3 weeks away,  idont have time to get into a cuss with you.

It wasnt me who predicted the cricket score....it was someone else....so dont crucify the wrong man.

Agaian, I'm looking forward to a good showing from CONCACAF, but something tells me that only Mexico will be advancing to the second round....I hope I'm wrong.



RF a poster on that site even boasted that if it was jamaica(the best rb side you all ever assembled) in that group they would have won and be more competitive.

steeuuuppss...The 1998 ReggaeBoyz couldn't even beat a Caribbean 11 in NYC ::) ::) give me ah thousand breaks.
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Post by: Reggaefan on May 12, 2006, 11:10:33 AM
Yo RF why Jamaica always jealous we so? What we do allyuh? we give allyuh enough cheap oil, or lend allyuh enough money? What's up with that? Allyuh go make meh stop routing for allyuh oui. >:(

Jealous? We are jealous of you in terms of you being in the world cup, and we not being there. In fact, we are jealous of all the nations that made it...

Is that what you are reffering to?

Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: kounty on May 12, 2006, 01:51:42 PM
up to now I ent hear one ting bout how it sound.  it good?  anybody hear it?
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Post by: palos on May 12, 2006, 01:55:56 PM
up to now I ent hear one ting bout how it sound.  it good?  anybody hear it?

Not too many people care it seems
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: grskywalker on May 12, 2006, 02:29:09 PM
true after all that was posted about the anthem, did anyone hear it? Was it played? Did it sound half decent?
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Post by: dcs on May 12, 2006, 02:42:49 PM

It might be in the game video skins posting.

I want to send it to people who asking what it sound like.
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Small Magician aka Wazza on May 12, 2006, 02:52:23 PM
TNT GERMANY 06'!!!   


glad 2 see allyuh now realise!


RF AND JAMAICA ARE GAY!
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Cowen on May 12, 2006, 02:58:44 PM
All ah dem could kiss my a$$

Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: trinindian on May 12, 2006, 09:06:48 PM
West Indian anthem
 
 
West Indians now have a regional anthem
A new West Indian anthem was played for the first time on Wednesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain at the start of the pre-World Cup friendly between the Trinidad and Tobago Soca Warriors and Peru.
Composer Ernie Ross, a Trinidad-based, Guyana-born advertising executive Ernie Ross , says it comes out of a need to establish a West Indian identity beyond cricket.

Mr Ross is also Trinidad and Tobago's Honorary Consul to Guyana.

"The West Indian identity has always largely been defined by cricket, but cricket has only been one - or perhaps the best known - expression of this identity", he told BBC Caribbean radio.

"In fact, it's quite ironic that at next year's Cricket World Cup to be hosted by the West Indies, all the other nations would have been playing their individual national anthems and hoisting their national flags, except for the West Indies.

It's against this background that the idea for a West Indian anthem came about."

The lyrics

We are united through struggles and triumphs of history.
We are the children of proud generations that yearned to be free
Rainbows of a people resilient and strong
We have created a home where we belong
The greatness of small treasures unearthed
A paradise land where cultures converge
to make West Indian nations colourful and proud
Our West Indian nations always shining
As one under God

(Music composed by Anil Hardithsingh, lyrics by Ernie Ross and Anil Hardithsingh)

A regional refrain


  hopefully what we have created here is a vehicle through which people can participate in that expression of West Indian identity and feel proud about it.

 
Ernie Ross

Ernie Ross says copies of the composition will be sent around the region and each country and territory will be allowed to give it their own interpretation according to their heritage,"without altering the fundamentals of the work", he stresses.

"One of the requirements is that the music be played on the steel-pan, regarded as the common instrument of the Caribbean"

Ernie Ross explains that he had approached Guyana's president Bharrat Jagdeo with the composition, who then presented it to regional leaders at a Caricom summit this past February in Port of Spain, where it got the nod.

No contest

On why the West Indian anthem was not open to more public involvement Mr Ross says, "it would always be difficult to get a unanimous decision on a composition of a piece of music or a flag that would define the West Indies - the very nature of our development would suggest that."

He also feels that putting it out to competition "would have probably resulted in a hybrid of reggae, pan, zouk and soca.

At the end of the day an anthem is a classical composition which can be rendered in any number of ways."

The bigger issue, he declares, was to address the need for a formal expression of the West Indian identity.

According to the anthem's co-composer, "if the answer is yes, then hopefully, what we have created here is a vehicle through which people can participate in that expression of West Indian identity and feel proud about it."

Already one sports organisation, the Caribbean Football Union, has adopted it as their anthem.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2006/05/060511_westindiananthem.shtml
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Post by: Filho on May 12, 2006, 09:20:48 PM
nah. allyah too soft and reactionary. stop whining

I read some good positive analysis on the site too. There are definitely some Jamaicans who behind us even if they don't expect us to do that well.

when JA went to WC 98 real Trinis was jealous...but many were supportive. But name one Trini who really expected JA to beat Argentina? Not a flickin' one. big deal. For many, our expectations for our caribbean neighbors were relatively low even if the support was high. so why the rah rah when the boot is on the other foot?

Do not get tie up. Up to this point we have been a mediocre team. Improving, but we a ways from a solid WC calibre team. Only Trini passion and patriotism and the hope that we will improve moves us to dream of scaling the heights. And it is possible. But don't expect that of anyone else. We would feel the same way if JA was in our shoes...we would be shaking our heads if they had to come from behind to beat a Peru B team at home. Expectations and support can be negatively correlated...or else every one would be a Barcelona/ Chelsea/Brazil (insert any big name team here) fan
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Bitter on May 13, 2006, 07:22:55 AM
west indies only exist in cricket, football is tt, nothing else, i ent care bout ja football, nor anyone else football, de west indies anthem is garbage

Is where you living again?
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: marcus on May 13, 2006, 07:42:17 PM
What's wrong with the West Indian anthem? :idea:



No comment on the Inter-Caribbean fack fest :duel: ,
however having a west indies anthem for the soca warriors that is pure idoicy.
As far as cricket nothing could ever replace the unofficial anthem for west indies cricket from the one and only David Rudder  :notworthy:

Rally Round The West Indies
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Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: ChipChipSilver on May 13, 2006, 10:27:03 PM
Right now is Trini in de World Cup and to hell wid ah West Indian Anthem ... David Rudder song was only for cricket and ah doh care wat de hell anybody tink .. IS TRINI ON DE WORLD STAGE .. WE CONQUOR, WE REACH AND WE WILL PREVAIL WIN LOSE OR DRAW ... Only ATrini Anthem MUST be heard in Germany 06 cuz dem JKs doh like we atall...
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: fishs on May 13, 2006, 10:51:25 PM
Barbados just tief Trinidad entire outer continental shelf , an man talking about West Indian unity BS.

Trinidad giving de whole West Indies Oil an Gas an money fuh years all of ah sudden Chavez come an big big men run wid dey tail between dey leg an kiss he foot,


Everywhere yuh go in de WI as ah trini yuh does get pressure is only ah set ah trini haters out there.

But ah calm down now and must say that it have miniscule amount of true Carribean people an god bless dem.

But fuh all de haters ah big HYMC
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: TriniCana on May 13, 2006, 10:59:21 PM
So lemme ask

When is this Anthem thing gonna be sung/played  again?
Would it be sung/play in every sporting event in the Caribbean or international instead of each island individual national anthem ?

Would the school children in every caribbean island hafta be taught the words ?

Cause if this is the case, I ain't see nothing wrong with dem playing for the first time on the local soil.
It kinda boring no ass (my opinion)

Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: Toussaint on May 14, 2006, 11:10:32 AM
West Indian anthem
 
 
The lyrics

We are united through struggles and triumphs of history.
We are the children of proud generations that yearned to be free
Rainbows of a people resilient and strong
We have created a home where we belong
The greatness of small treasures unearthed
A paradise land where cultures converge
to make West Indian nations colourful and proud
Our West Indian nations always shining
As one under God

(Music composed by Anil Hardithsingh, lyrics by Ernie Ross and Anil Hardithsingh).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2006/05/060511_westindiananthem.shtml

I hope this anthem's author refers only to the lesser antilles' nations. Still, why would Barbados and TnT have one anthem when they compete against each other? They both proud nations with strong cultures.

RF, I guess those Trinis are not our mother's children. Maybe, we should downgrade them to the status of distant cousins and wait untill their gas burn out in 3050, just a little bit after the end of the world, to see how they feel about us not being their brothers!
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: palos on May 14, 2006, 11:26:03 AM
WI team play 2 ODI dis weekend.  Ah wonder if dat "anthem" ever get play?
Title: Re: West indian anthem my a$$ !!!
Post by: marcel on May 17, 2006, 03:43:20 AM

west indies??
huh?

do they play football there?
or do they want to real bad

how sweet....


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